Joel 2:12-27 THE LORD WILL DO GREAT THINGS Joel - Jehovah is God.
I. A Picture Of Desolation 11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? A. They Faced Devastation – 1:4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. B. Destruction – 1:5-7; – They also faced invasion from surrounding nations. C. Desolation – 1:10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. D. Discipline – 1:15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 2. A Plea For Dedication 1 FOR PREPARATION 2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; (a) Sound an Alarm (b) Summon an Assembly 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: (c) Solicit an Appeal 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? 2 FOR PENITENCE 2:12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: (a) The Reason for Penitence 12 Therefore 2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? Because Of Who Comes, When He Comes, & Why He Comes. (b) The Request for Penitence v 12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, This was a Divine Requirement, a Distinct Requirement, & a Direct Requirement. (c) The Reality Of Penitence v 12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: It Was to Be :- Spontaenous Therefore also now, Specific turn ye even to me Sincere with all your heart, Sacrificial and with fasting, Sensitive and with weeping, and with mourning:
3 FOR PRAYER 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel was a revivalist. He called for :- A SWEEPING REVIVAL. What is needed today is a stirring of God's Spirit among all ages. A WEEPING REVIVAL: Joel 1:13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. James 4:9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. David tells us that what God wants is a broken and contrite heart. Nehemiah wept. Paul warned men night and day with tears. Jesus wept. Rom 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. - We had better groan a little for ourselves! Joel 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? A REAPING REVIVAL Joel 2:18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 3. A Promise Of Deliverance
- The PROVISION v 19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: I will send food
- The PROTECTION v 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. I will remove the foe - The PROPITIATION v 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. I will restore the years Lost Years Made Good v. 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, Sad Hearts Made Glad v. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. God's Name Made Great v. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. The Promise Of Revival 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. The Promise Of Rejoicing 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. The Promise Of Realization 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
